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The 2011 Oak Fellowship: Poverty and Human Rights, USA

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Oak Institute for the Study of International Human Rights at Colby College is proud to announce a call for nominations for the awards year 2011 Oak. We are looking for front line human rights activists who work outside the United States and worked on the problems created by or associated with poverty.

On this call, we highlighted our concerns about the physical and emotional violence, the potential loss of security and dignity, often associated with deprivation. 2011 Oak Fellow will work to promote human rights are threatened by poverty. These rights include but are not limited to: the right to work in a safe place and win a sufficient and stable income, access to basic food and shelter, freedom against forced evictions, access to adequate health care and medical care, access to basic services and infrastructure, the right to live a healthy and safe, including access to clean water, access to education, freedom from discrimination based on class or income.

The 2011 fellowship will offer a semester in residence at Colby, giving respite from front-line human rights work, a $32,000 stipend, plus medical insurance, transportation, housing and utilities.

Eligibility
For whom is the Oak Human Rights Fellowship targeted?
The Oak Human Rights Fellowship is designed for one human rights professional who is doing on-the ground work at some level of personal risk.

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Information on Oak Scholarships for Prospective Students
In addition to the annual Oak Human Rights Fellowship, the College also has a Colby-Oak international Scholarship program for students who have suffered or whose families have suffered political oppression, including political torture. Additional Oak scholarships are awarded to other international students, with two reserved for students from Zimbabwe and with a preference for one or two students from Denmark.

For more information, contact:

Parker Beverage
Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
Colby College
Waterville, Maine 04901, U.S.A.
e-mail: admissions@colby.edu
phone: 800-723-3032
fax: 207-859-4828

Scholarship / Financial aid: $32,000 stipend, plus medical insurance, transportation, housing and utilities offered

Date: a semester

Deadline: 15 December 2010

Open to: human rights activist working outside of the U.S. and who works on problems created by or associated with poverty
Website: http://www.colby.edu/academics_cs/goldfarb/oak/
Email: oakhr@colby.edu

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